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@@ronrieves due to having cable steering I went with a Intellisteer helm unit and connected it to the Garmin reactor 40 auto pilot with remote control. You can just use the Intellisteer remote control if you don't want auto pilot.

@@brian954 Thanks!

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@@luisaguirre6710 it's about 15 mph with a normal load and about 13 mph loaded full of fuel. Best cruise is about 9 mph. The lower unit is for houseboats it has a lower gear ratio and a bigger diameter prop for power not speed. And more power for reverse.

@@GuyColvin Thanks! be sure and watch episode #9 I added a few upgrades

@@josephhuckabee4702 thanks, be sure and check out episode #9 I did a lot of upgrades

@@chefgiovanni hey thanks be sure and check out episode #9 I did a lot of upgrades. Thanks for watching

@@williampicaut6634 I wish I had the time to do conversions. Thanks for the kind words.

The system is called Intellisteer. It will work with cable steering or hydraulic steering. I ordered it from Hodges marine. I have since added Garmin Reactor 40 auto pilot that hooks up to the Intellisteer helm unit so I can add a waypoint and auto pilot will find the best route so you don't have to steer at all until you get to your destination.

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@@glbaker5595 adding the middle pontoon just made it float higher and more stable. Really didn't do anything for gas mileage or speed.

@@PartyCrewCoolPAD lol!

I also live in the Moore/Norman area but I keep the boat in a slip on Eufaula lake. The walls are basically composite using plywood, fiberglass, foam board, paneling and 1x6 around the exterior and at the joints all glued together with a Filon skin for the exterior. It was the middle of winter so I built as much as I could in my shop then added it to the boat. The roof is framed out with 2x4's covered with plywood and fiberglass with a rubber membrane. It would be easier and cheaper to just frame out the walls on the boat.

@@eddieinta6232 Thanks! It's a lot of work building one but it is definitely worth it. I take mine out every weekend.

@@_onesimpleidea #1 the cabin is 1ft farther back than the front. #2 I wouldn't change it. You want the front a little higher for when it gets choppy and with a flat roof you want the water running off the back. #3 the back storage area doesn't go all the way across the back. There is a space on the starboard side where the swim ladder was. You can easily access the motor if you need to and I think that's important. You need to access the prop when trimmed up just in case you get something wrapped up in the prop.

@@ew1421 Thanks. Gives me a lot to chew on, but the picture is starting to come into focus. :)

@@_onesimpleidea Great!

At the vertical joints I glued and screwed a 1x6 on one side of the joint and on the other side I fiber glassed across the joints and also did the same horizontally. The roof was framed in with 2x4's and plywood on top. It was all screwed down then fiber glassed. Then I glued down a rubber membrane that overlapped the walls a couple of inches.

@@ew1421 (Edited and removed some questions) Thanks. When you say you also did the same _horizontally_, do you mean on the wall / floor seam? How did you handle where the Filon needed to come into contact with or overlap the rubber mat at the top of the walls? I noticed an unfinished lip around the full perimeter of the composite wall when it was laying on the shop floor. Maybe that was part of the answer?

@@_onesimpleidea yes there is a 1x6 along the top of the wall and at the bottom of the wall with a layer of fiberglass where the roof and floor join together. The rubber roof membrane overlaps the Filon held down with adhesive and trim gutter.

@@ew1421 I really appreciate the info. I'll let you rest a bit before I ask a few more ;-)

@@_onesimpleidea Glad to help!

@@lisab.thomas3407 The walls are basically composite made of plywood, foam board, and fiberglass. I prefab them in my shop then added them to the boat. It would probably be easier and cheaper to build studded walls like a camper in the boat. It was the middle of winter when I did mine so I wanted to get as much done in the shop.

@@ew1421 Thank you. I love what you've done! Maybe someday we'll take this on as a project. Right now we're still doing renovations on a 2005 travel trailer in case we ever need to evacuate from a fire (we're in California). But we love our nearby lake and camping on the boat is amazing even as is. A small houseboat would be the best!

@@lisab.thomas3407 Thanks!

@@Metal_junk lol! I have seen the guy feeding the raccoons

@@konakma it's called intellisteer .. it will work with cable steer or hydraulic. Garmin auto pilot will also work with it. I added it last year and it works great.

Yes I agree dumb mistake. It hasn't been a problem but I do make sure I have a good connection before I turn the hose on. I also keep it unplugged while connecting the hose just to be safe. But even with the boat in the slip it still gets rained on while plugged in so not much I can do about that. Thanks for watching

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Thanks! I'm hanging out in it as I'm typing this 😆

I think you could get by with a 8'x24' with 27" diameter toons. One thing that concerns me is the electric propulsion. batteries are heavy unless you go with lithium and that would cost more than a small outboard. Also, you wouldn't be able to take it out on windy days or get caught in a storm. There is a reason why you don't ever see electric propulsion and that's because its just not practical. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching

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I sure don't, I just had an idea of what I wanted and started building.

All goes into black water tank and gets pumped out at the marina. Thanks for watching

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Because I'm lazy lol! I normally just cook out on the beach with a camp fire if I decide to cook. I go to the lake to relax not clean up. There's a lot of nice places to eat out where I keep the boat also. I do keep a Blackstone at the slip that I cook on. Thanks for watching.

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Yes, it's 12'- 8" to the top of the a/c. Legal height is 13'-6". Thanks for watching.

It would take some getting used to living full time on it for sure. There are some other TH-camrs living on houseboats the same size. One guy is doing the great loop 6000 miles. Check out "Another Time Another Place" and "Backwaters and Backroads" the great loop adventure. Thanks for watching!

I keep the boat on Eufaula lake, OK I don't have any drains inside but I could just open the backdoor if I had to and let it drain out. Hopefully that will never happen. I have had it out in big waves and never felt uncomfortable. Thanks for watching!

Yeah, I'm down here on Texhoma so we're neighbors.... and I'm subb'd/clanged da bell too. I'm brainstorming here which might be dangerous but your story kinda grabbed me in how you got into this & I'm thinking there's a lot of pontoons all around down in my neck of the woods. And that's a good start so I'll be chatting as I see your videos. Open the door, yes sir, I thought I'd ask. Thank you for taking the time to post peace

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